Monday, March 5, 2018

On Wednesday March 7th a Sing-A-Long will be held during all lunch periods in the library to celebrate Music in Schools week! Stop in the library before or after school to pick up a ticket to our Sing-A-Long. Tickets are limited!

Attention all UT students- have you purchased your 2017-2018 yearbook yet? If not, please listen up. The deadline to preorder a yearbook is next Friday, March 9th. The cost is $45 and may be purchased in the General Office. There will be a minimal number of extra yearbooks to purchase at the end of the year and the cost increases to $55 after the deadline. To ensure you receive a yearbook, get that book ordered as quickly as possible. You do not want to miss out on this opportunity for a fabulous memory keepsake.

Today, Monday, March 5, the Choir will perform the Choir Pops Concert at 7pm in the Auditorium. They are performing empowering music from Broadway musicals, “Dear Evan Hansen” and “Hamilton: An American Musical”, as well as favorites from Pentatonix, Katy Perry, Queen, and Stevie Wonder. The public is invited and admission is free.

On Tuesday night, March 6, the Bands will perform the Mid-Winter Band Concert at 7pm in the Auditorium. The Bands will perform Foundry, by John Mackey, featuring inventive use of percussion; La Belle Helene, an Offenbach orchestral transcription; and The King of Love My Shepherd Is, a choral prelude by Alfred Reed, commissioned by UTHS in 1994, dedicated to the memory of Ron Ryerson, former UT history teacher and department chairperson. This is also the preview concert for Symphonic Band’s performance at the University of Northern Iowa Wind Band Invitational, which will take place in Cedar Falls, Iowa, March 8. The public is invited and admission is free.

Students and staff members, please remember to submit your nominations for the 3rd quarter John Deere special recognition awards. Students of any grade level and staff members can be nominated, but remember that only current seniors are selected to receive the award. The committee will select from 3rd quarter nominees on Tuesday, March 6th, so please get your nominations in as soon as possible. Thanks!

GUIDANCE:

Seniors, 5 new Scholarships have been added to the Scholarship list as of 2/9. Stop in and take a look!